Weekly Wrap-Up

It was another fantastic week here on planet first grade. We had NWEA testing and Teacher Appreciation Week and a host of other endeavors. We also were able to get to a lot of curriculum, which was terrific. Let’s delve more into the week…on to the highlights!!!



Math:

We worked a lot with shapes this week in math. We practiced dividing shapes in half and making equal shares. We also had an exploration lesson that included sorting fact triangles based on strategies to solve them. Included in this lesson were some opportunities to make new 3-D shapes by combining several different 3-D shapes.

Phonics:

We reviewed a lot in phonics this week. This included suffixes: es, ed. We also worked more with changing letters of a word to make a new word. We also worked more with our spelling words.

Science:

We collected and analyzed our April weather data this week in science. We also began our unit dealing with sprouting seeds. The kids really enjoyed these lessons.

Social Studies:

We continued our neighborhood unit this week in social studies. The kids learned about how to be good neighbors.

Writing:

We worked on How To books this week in writing. We even worked on a How To book detailing the steps of the NWEA test. We will look to finish up our How To book writing over the next week or so.



Well, it was a busy and lightning fast week here in first grade. A quick reminder that we have a field trip coming up on May 19th to the Botanical Gardens. Please let me know if your child will need a sack lunch from school. Until our next week of adventures….all told!